Author's Note: I do not own BNHA or any elements from other Fandoms, just Keiyu and the village of Tsurukosa
Chapter 16: Ratted Out
The next morning news of Daichi's disappearance spread throughout the town, all the adults talking about it, even her grandmother.
"I'm going to the town hall to discuss a search and rescue, head straight towards the school," with that command she disappeared down the path and Keiyu turned towards the school. A few steps in she made a sharp right and ran straight towards the path leading to the forest.
'What the hell was he thinking? I warned him about those kids' she should've known that Hibiki and the others weren't content to leave them alone, but she'd been so focused on other stuff that she let her guard down. Now Daichi was paying the price and if anything happened it would be her fault.
A sinking pit in her stomach told her that today wasn't going to be a good day, that she should head straight towards school but she ignored it. After all, last time the kids hadn't outright tried to kill her, so maybe they wouldn't try the same thing with Daichi?
But she ignored it, no matter how sullen he was at times, Daichi was her friend and she wasn't going to leave him alone in the forest.
Pulling up the map she focused on finding him, frowning at the amount of red dots that were there.
Luckily her level up also upgraded her map abilities and she could spot people now, even if it wasn't by name. Those she considered her enemies were red, animals were white, and her friends were yellow. Her classmates were of course all red, and it had been easier to avoid them with her ability when she came to town to the point that they never even saw one another. Her grandparents were in the neutral blue zone and her parents were opposite colors, no surprise on who was what color either. Only Mikan-san and Daichi were yellow, and Mikan-san never left his shop, so the only yellow dot on the map should belong to Daichi.
But the red dots were concerning, were all her classmates hidden somewhere?
Never mind, she could avoid them, she just needed to find her friend.
When they told him the plan he was hesitant, because it felt like he was betraying Keiyu, his first real friend.
'But you thought those other kids were your real friends as well, except that when they're Quirks' he shook his head, dispelling the voice, no, his classmates were wrong, she didn't have a Quirk.
Besides, what kind of evidence is 'she's good at evading us' anyways?
"Daichi!" the voice startled him and he turned, eyes widening at the greenette panting in front of him.
"Keiyu? How did," there was static in his ear and he flinched as the girl grabbed his hand.
"Come on, we have to get you out of here," she was looking around with a paranoid look on her face and tugged him up.
"She already found him? Seriously? She just entered the forest thirty minutes ago," the voice in the small earpiece echoed his own thoughts as he was dragged along.
"Keiyu," she interrupted him to tug him behind a tree just as one of the others entered, looking around.
"Why are you out here? Your mom's worried sick about you," she angrily whispered, he winced, yeah his mom was not going to be happy when he got home.
"They wanted to play hide and seek," he gave a lame excuse, faltering under her incredulous stare.
"Did you make sure that Iruka is okay?" what does his dog have to do with this, he gave her a blank stare and she sighed.
"Just, if you find him dead, it's most likely Mao," he heard an angry sputter.
"What is that supposed to mean?" he asked at the same time as Mao demanded it from the background, Keiyu grimaced.
"Let's just say there's a reason I had to throw out my whole bed and why Oodako had to be washed five times," they were near the exit when she stopped and dragged him under a bush.
"It was just a joke," Mao grumbled, there was a scoff.
"One that only you found funny, seriously who puts dead animals in someone's bed?" Daichi felt himself twitch as Mao appeared right where they were, grumbling to himself.
"They should be here, where the hell," he took out his walkie-talkie and spoke into it, "Guys you said the two were spotted near the exit but I don't see anyone," the two six year olds were still crouched as Hibiki ordered him to go to another exit.
He made to get up when the boy disappeared but Keiyu tightened her grip and shook her head at his protest, only for yet another one of the kids to step out.
How had she seen him? She was staring ahead the whole time and he had appeared from the left where Daichi was, there was no way she could've seen him without how low they were.
Which meant that they were right, Keiyu did have a Quirk, she'd been lying to him the whole time. But his mom had promised that this island was for the Quirkless like him, that kids his age wouldn't judge him for not having a Quirk because they were just like him.
She promised.
Daichi was quiet and sullen as they finally appeared on the path leading to the school where several adults were standing around. She winced at spotting her grandmother standing there with an unhappy look on her face (with none of the kids showing up they probably assumed the worst.) She knew Daichi was confused about how she was able to find him so quickly, but it wasn't the time to tell him, maybe when they got to her house? Daichi's mom was arguing quite fiercely with one of the teachers but stopped as soon as she saw him.
"Dai!" she ran and plled him into a hug, "Where have you been, when you didn't come last night I was so worried," but he pulled back and gave her a betrayed look.
"You said that this was a place for those who don't have Quirks to live peacefully," 'Quirks?' Keiyu paled when he pointed a finger in her direction, "But she has one, I saw it! She knew where all the kids were before I even saw them and knew where I was the moment she entered the forest!" the moment he had said Quirks and pointed at her, Keiyu saw the color drain from her grandmother's face, how the atmosphere around the adults turned dark as they all stared at her through blank eyes. Only Daichi's mom was different, but even then she was looking at Keiyu with a surprised expression.
The children exited the forest, all of them staring at her and she looked between them and Daichi who was now glaring at her.
"I-" an arm grabbed her arm in a painful grip and she felt herself being dragged away.
"We're going home!"
"Obaa-" the woman tightened her grip and she cringed from the pain and the look on her grandmother's face. It scared her how different her grandmother now looked, as if she wasn't there anymore. The strict woman who seemed so pleased to have her granddaughter following in her footsteps now looked at her as an ant that needed to be crushed. The walk was long and painful, her arm almost being pulled out of the socket as she was practically dragged down the path.
The older woman was muttering under her breath and Keiyu was too afraid to speak up even as tears started pouring down her cheeks.
Upon reaching home, the older woman took an instrument out and waved it over her head causing a beeping sound to occur. This obviously displeased the woman and she yelped as same hand grabbed her by the hair this time and she was thrown into her room with great force, almost banging her head against the dresser.
"Stay here," the order was followed by a clock as she locked it from the outside and Keiyu stood frozen as her grandmother's dot and footsteps moved away.
Then she collapsed to the ground and started crying from the onslaught of emotions, the betrayal and fear overwhelming her.
Now it all made sense why Daichi didn't look beat up when she found him, why instead of fear he was just confused. He was working with the kids to expose her, to reveal the fact that she had powers.
But why did he call it a Quirk as if its a common thing?
When she gathered herself, she took the first aid kit and placed it in her other arm, then she took her laptop and jimmied the window open, there was no way she was going to stay here. She saw Oodako on her way out and closed her eyes before leaving him there, there's no way she can take him with her.
It was still morning so there would be people walking around, and the dock was off limits for the same reason. But if there was someone she could stay with till then, it was Mikan-san. He wouldn't question why she had to hide right?. She stopped in front of his store, clutching the laptop to her chest and staring at the sign with dismay.
'Closed for New Years! Out of town!'
Of all days! With that option out, she ran to the junkyard instead. She would have to wait till night time to go to the dock, maybe sneak in one of the boats heading to the mainland to find Papa.
But first she needed to think up a plan to get there. Thankfully the internet still worked and she was able to get into the chat room where her friends were.
DakoxLeon- Guys I need your help
MightyOverlord- Are you Ok? What happened?
DakoxLeon- I…
Biting her lip in uncertainty, Keiyu wondered if these two could be trusted as well, the tears started flowing again as she struggled with herself on whether to tell them.
Violet Cat- what happened
DakoxLeon- Do you guys know what *blocked* are?
Wait, why did the chat block the word?
Izuku and Hitoshi shared a look as Dako tried to explain what her question was but kept getting blocked.
"You think she's talking about quirks?" Izuku asked, Hitoshi frowned.
"That's the only word blocked on chat," he pointed out.
Izuku returned to the screen where Dako was still going on and felt his stomach clench.
"Something is going on," he typed something in as Hitoshi stared at the screen.
MightyOverlord- Are you talking about a psychic ability?
DakoxLeon- Yes! Why is the chat blocking the word, why is it so bad that I have one over here? Why did Daichi and everyone else stare at me like that? Grandma's reaction scares me the most and I ran away. I need to get off this- someones coming! They are not supposed to know about this place, I have to go!"
Keiyu had thought the red dots would go passed the alley leading to the path, but instead they zoomed through it.
She looked at her computer and realization struck her as she recalled the fact her grandfather had built it. A red dot was blinking in the corner, one she dismissed thinking it was for charging.
No, it was tracking her and she was stupid to even take it with her.
She placed it at the bottom of the tractor and slipped out through a hole in the floor. Peering out under the vehicle, she crawled out and dashed to another car, hiding on the other side as a motorcycle appeared, the person on it getting off.
Holding her breath, she stiffened as other motorcycles appeared, the first one taking out a device that let out a beeping sound. The beeping sound continued as the figure moved their arm before the beeping intensified when the instrument was pointed in her direction.
"Over there!" she tried to make a run for it but felt a small prick on the back of her neck and immediately felt her body fail her as it went numb, her consciousness going as well.
'Papa' was her last thought 'I want Papa'
Book Six Summary:
Kraken runs into his stalker who has connections to scientists responsible for the disappearance of kids with psychic abilities and finds out that someone on his team has the same one. They track down one of the bases and try to destroy it, only for one of their number to be caught up in the backlash and disappear.
